The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-21
CITY NOTES.

Before you're aware,
Speak very softly
To friends that you may meet
You know rot how quickly
Youl lie on the street.
Slide, then. brother,
Slide with care:
Banana peel and danger
Abide everywhere.
An Italian count and an African mon
key, with a.hand organ attachment, were
among the children on the streets yes
terday.
On SUNDAY next an excursion train
will be run from Palatka to St. Angus
tine. The fare for the round trip being
only $l.OO.
A large number of Italians have ar
rived in the city, and will be put to work
laying pipes and doing other work for
Palatka Water works Company.
Hicks & Sawyer's minstrels will be
here on next Wednesday evening, at
Fry's Opera House. The show is good
one, and will attract the usual good
house.
A council of the Baptist Church met in
st. Augustine last night, to organize and
recognize Baptist church in that city.
Rev. j. j. w. Place, of San Mateo, went
over to attend the council.
Messrs. A. NJ. Haughton & Bro. have
ju. received another large consignment
of fresh goods. Dull times, cold weather
hot 10 off -,
lessening the steady trade of the firm, for
at all seasons they are receiving and
sending out large quantities of goods.
The steamer Georgia yesterday brought
from up the river three hundred and
fifty boxes of fine oranges, which were
forwarded to the Northern markets. 1t
also brought a number of boxes of young
orange trees, which are to be set in a
grove somewhere down the Florida
Southern Railway.
Mr.. Fred E. Lombard, who was mar
ried to Miss Price, on Drayton Island,
in the early part of the week, was in Pa
latka with his bride on Wednesday. On
their return to Drayton Island they
were rendered a reception at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. F. Reed. which was
largely attended by the many friends of
the happy couple.
| The fishermen on the river about Pa
latka are not catching as many shad this
season as usual, and frequently do not
| bring in more than enough to supply our
city hotels. There are SO many fish
camps below here and at the mouth of
the river, that but few of the fish can get
| up here, or else there are fewer shad
coming up the river now than in previous
seasons.
Yesterday the weather was as mild
| and pleasant as any one would wish to
see. Nearly every body was out on the
| streets. and things looked like a regular
Florida winter. We hope Greeley will
not send us any more of his Arctic
weather, and that these pleasant days
may be common for the balance of the
winter.
DIR. G.. G.. Green, the famous ''medi-
cine man." of WATERFOWL, n. j., and a
large party of friends, arrived yesterday
| in his private car. DIR. Green is the pro-
prietor of several well known patent
medicines, and spends thousands and
thousands of dollars in advertising their
several virtues. He will spend some
time in Florida, and will then go to Cuba
and Mexico, as we learn from one of his
| friends.
Messrs. Forepaugh & Samwelrs ten
cent show will be in Palatka on next
Monday, 9th inst, and show twice a
day fer four days. The show has put up
some brilliant papers, and promises to
| give one of the best exhibitions we have
had i'll Palatka. The press speaks well
of them in the cities where they have
shown, and the tent will no doubt be
crowded at each performance.
1t has been suggested that the proposed
bell tower to be erected for the new fire
alarm bell on the Moragne building,
corner of Lemon and Front streets. We
learn that the owners haye given their
consent, and that fact has been made
known to members of the City Council.
The location is very central, easy of &C
cess and it is more than probable, that il
will be decided on as the proper location
for the bell.
Mr.. r. Kersting has been appointed
the agent of the DeBary- Baya Line of
steamers, and will keep tickets to all
points for sale, and furnish travellers